Try SpotterPush text based configuration to network devices over network_cli
| "added in version" 2.7 of ansible.builtin"
Authors: Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha)
preview | supported by network
pipInstall with pip install ansible==2.9.17
This module provides platform agnostic way of pushing text based configuration to network devices over network_cli connection plugin.
- name: configure device with config
cli_config:
config: "{{ lookup('template', 'basic/config.j2') }}"
- name: multiline config
cli_config:
config: |
hostname foo
feature nxapi
- name: configure device with config with defaults enabled
cli_config:
config: "{{ lookup('template', 'basic/config.j2') }}"
defaults: yes
- name: Use diff_match
cli_config:
config: "{{ lookup('file', 'interface_config') }}"
diff_match: none
- name: nxos replace config
cli_config:
replace: 'bootflash:nxoscfg'
- name: junos replace config
cli_config:
replace: '/var/home/ansible/junos01.cfg'
- name: commit with comment
cli_config:
config: set system host-name foo
commit_comment: this is a test
- name: configurable backup path
cli_config:
config: "{{ lookup('template', 'basic/config.j2') }}"
backup: yes
backup_options:
filename: backup.cfg
dir_path: /home/user
backup:
default: 'no'
description:
- This argument will cause the module to create a full backup of the current running
config from the remote device before any changes are made. If the C(backup_options)
value is not given, the backup file is written to the C(backup) folder in the playbook
root directory or role root directory, if playbook is part of an ansible role. If
the directory does not exist, it is created.
type: bool
version_added: '2.8'
version_added_collection: ansible.builtin
commit:
description:
- The C(commit) argument instructs the module to push the configuration to the device.
This is mapped to module check mode.
type: bool
config:
description:
- The config to be pushed to the network device. This argument is mutually exclusive
with C(rollback) and either one of the option should be given as input. The config
should have indentation that the device uses.
type: str
replace:
description:
- If the C(replace) argument is set to C(yes), it will replace the entire running-config
of the device with the C(config) argument value. For devices that support replacing
running configuration from file on device like NXOS/JUNOS, the C(replace) argument
takes path to the file on the device that will be used for replacing the entire
running-config. The value of C(config) option should be I(None) for such devices.
Nexus 9K devices only support replace. Use I(net_put) or I(nxos_file_copy) in case
of NXOS module to copy the flat file to remote device and then use set the fullpath
to this argument.
type: str
defaults:
default: 'no'
description:
- The I(defaults) argument will influence how the running-config is collected from
the device. When the value is set to true, the command used to collect the running-config
is append with the all keyword. When the value is set to false, the command is
issued without the all keyword.
type: bool
rollback:
description:
- The C(rollback) argument instructs the module to rollback the current configuration
to the identifier specified in the argument. If the specified rollback identifier
does not exist on the remote device, the module will fail. To rollback to the most
recent commit, set the C(rollback) argument to 0. This option is mutually exclusive
with C(config).
diff_match:
choices:
- line
- strict
- exact
- none
description:
- Instructs the module on the way to perform the matching of the set of commands against
the current device config. If C(diff_match) is set to I(line), commands are matched
line by line. If C(diff_match) is set to I(strict), command lines are matched with
respect to position. If C(diff_match) is set to I(exact), command lines must be
an equal match. Finally, if C(diff_match) is set to I(none), the module will not
attempt to compare the source configuration with the running configuration on the
remote device. Note that this parameter will be ignored if the platform has onbox
diff support.
diff_replace:
choices:
- line
- block
- config
description:
- Instructs the module on the way to perform the configuration on the device. If the
C(diff_replace) argument is set to I(line) then the modified lines are pushed to
the device in configuration mode. If the argument is set to I(block) then the entire
command block is pushed to the device in configuration mode if any line is not correct.
Note that this parameter will be ignored if the platform has onbox diff support.
backup_options:
description:
- This is a dict object containing configurable options related to backup file path.
The value of this option is read only when C(backup) is set to I(yes), if C(backup)
is set to I(no) this option will be silently ignored.
suboptions:
dir_path:
description:
- This option provides the path ending with directory name in which the backup
configuration file will be stored. If the directory does not exist it will be
first created and the filename is either the value of C(filename) or default
filename as described in C(filename) options description. If the path value
is not given in that case a I(backup) directory will be created in the current
working directory and backup configuration will be copied in C(filename) within
I(backup) directory.
type: path
filename:
description:
- The filename to be used to store the backup configuration. If the the filename
is not given it will be generated based on the hostname, current time and date
in format defined by <hostname>_config.<current-date>@<current-time>
type: dict
version_added: '2.8'
version_added_collection: ansible.builtin
commit_comment:
description:
- The C(commit_comment) argument specifies a text string to be used when committing
the configuration. If the C(commit) argument is set to False, this argument is silently
ignored. This argument is only valid for the platforms that support commit operation
with comment.
type: str
diff_ignore_lines:
description:
- Use this argument to specify one or more lines that should be ignored during the
diff. This is used for lines in the configuration that are automatically updated
by the system. This argument takes a list of regular expressions or exact line matches.
Note that this parameter will be ignored if the platform has onbox diff support.
multiline_delimiter:
description:
- This argument is used when pushing a multiline configuration element to the device.
It specifies the character to use as the delimiting character. This only applies
to the configuration action.
type: str
backup_path: description: The full path to the backup file returned: when backup is yes sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/hostname_config.2016-07-16@22:28:34 type: str commands: description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device returned: always sample: - interface Loopback999 - no shutdown type: list